1.   NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration Use of Manned Submersibles in 2004/2005

John McDonough / Justin Manley
NOAA Ocean Exploration Office

Silversprings , MD USA

2.  Manned Submersible Activity 2004 – An Overview of Active Submersibles

William Kohnen, Chair
MTS Manned Underwater Vehicle Committee

Claremont , CA USA

3.  Deep Ocean Simulation Lab Facilities for Submersible Testing in California and Texas

William Kohnen, President

SEAmagine Hydrospace Corp.

Claremont , CA USA

4.  Recent DSPA Activities and a Review of Submersible Accidents

Capt. Charles MacVean, USN Retired

Deep Submergence Pilot Association

San Diego , CA USA

5.  CEN 14931 – A Process of development and content of the brand new European

     Standard regarding  Hyperbaric Chambers

Harald Pauli

Germanischer Lloyd AG

Hamburg, Germany

6.  National Deep Submergence Facility Replacement for ALVIN

Robert Brown

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (MS #17)

Woods Hole , MA USA

7.  Development of Lithium-Ion Battery for DSV “Shinkai 6500”.

Mr. Itaru Kawama

JAMSTEC, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Tokyo , Japan

8.  Operation of DSV “Shinkai 6500” after Converting Main Batteries.

Yoshinari Ohno

Nippon Marine Enterprises Ltd.

Tokyo , Japan

9.  Tethered and Untethered Manned Submersible Operations in the Gulf of Mexico

Dr. Phil Nuytten

Nuytco Research Ltd.

North Vancouver , BC Canada

10. Manned Submersible Research on the Cordell Banks Sanctuary

Dan Howard

NOAA, Cordell Banks Marine Sanctuary

Point Reyes Station , CA USA

11. Certification of a Submarine Design Using Fiber-Bragg Grating Sensors

Chris Baldwin, Advanced Engineering Development

Systems Planning and Analysis Inc

Lanham , Maryland USA

12. TRIUMPH – A new Three-Person Deep Submergence Submersible Design

Ian Sheard, Charles Cousin

Seamagine Hydrospace Corporation

Claremont , CA USA

13. Deep Submersible Vehicle (DSV) Design and Construction- Lessons Learned and a 

     Path for the Future

Charles M. Staehle (Mike)

Submersible Systems Technology Inc. and Reef Explorer Submarines Inc.

Riviera Beach , Florida USA

14. ABS Rules for Building and Classing Underwater Vehicles – The Process

Ravi Tanwar

ABS Americas

Houston , Texas USA

15. GL Class  – Experience in Classing Deep Submergence Underwater Vehicles

Harald Pauli

Germanischer Lloyd AG

Hamburg, Germany

16. ASME-PVHO  – Standards for Construction of Manned Submersibles

George Wolf

SouthWest Research Institute